About the Roeper School

An international leader in gifted education, Roeper guides students to become curious, engaged, and impactful members of their communities. Our two campuses serve over 550 students in preschool through Grade 12 from over 60 communities in southeast Michigan.

Academic Excellence

At Roeper, we believe in the power of each student to reach their full potential and contribute to the world in meaningful ways. Our academic curriculum emphasizes conceptual and experiential learning opportunities that facilitate specific goals for individuals guided by their intellectual and personal characteristics, needs, and interests. Our students graduate with a knowledge of how the world works and a hunger to play a meaningful role in it.

Creativity at Roeper

Gifted students need artistic avenues to express themselves as well as to promote abstract thinking and nonverbal expression. Roeper art classes provide a forum for students to express their personal identity and provide an essential outlet for introspection and sensitivity.

School Life

Our academic offerings are enriched by a variety of activities and opportunities for students to engage with one another, their school, and their communities. From a vibrant arts program to an exciting athletics department, we aim to nurture the whole child and offer a community where our students can learn, play, explore, and discover.

Thank You

Community support is essential to our success. We are grateful for all contributions of any size, which enable us to continue the mission of educating and inspiring gifted students to think as individuals and engage the world around them.

Where Gifted Students Love to Learn

A Roeper education has many possible outcomes, and our goal is to prepare students with the skills and knowledge to navigate the unknowns of the future while actively involving them in the process. Our students engage with inquiry-driven learning focused around problems, project, and complex questions, and we emphasize the importance of independent and critical thinking that lead students to become active stakeholders in their education and communities. With our holistic approach, Roeper succeeds in matriculating students of uncommon excellence to the schools and opportunities of their choice.

Roeper is a uniquely personalized school offering an empowering educational environment from preschool through 12th grade. Founded in 1941 by George and Annemarie Roeper, Roeper has become an international leader in gifted education, serving over communities throughout southeast Michigan. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, and base admission on gifted IQ test scores, prior academic performance, teacher recommendations, and a personal interview.

There is no specific cut-off date for children entering school. We evaluate each child individually to determine the best placement for the child, dependent on each child’s unique social, emotional and academic needs.

Lower School children may attend the before care program from 7:30-8:15am and/or the aftercare program at dismissal until 6:00pm. An hourly rate applies. Students are provided quality supervision, nutritious snacks, and a quiet area for reading and homework. Opportunities for board games, storytelling, arts and crafts and indoor/outdoor play are offered. Charges are billed monthly by the Business Office. After school enrichment courses are also offered each semester.

No, however, if you live in Bloomfield Hills or Birmingham, you are entitled to use the public school buses for transportation to The Roeper School. Please contact your public school system for further information. Those looking for carpool opportunities are encouraged to access the Family Directory for families in their area or contact the Business Office for assistance.

A convenient shuttle bus service is available between the Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills campuses each morning and afternoon.

At the Lower School, we do offer a hot lunch program that is prepared by Chartwells, a company that provides lunch service to many of the area private schools. Students are welcome to bring their own lunch. A year-long lunch program is available for purchase as are punch cards. Middle and Upper School students may purchase food items at the Chartwells lunch cart.

In the Lower School, Stage I Domes and Stage II students take French at a level that matches their ability. Stage III and Stage IV students have a choice of continuing to study French or learning Spanish. Middle and Upper School students may take French, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, or Latin. We offer Advanced Placement classes in French, Spanish and Latin.

No, we offer only need-based scholarships and financial aid. Some schools offer merit scholarships to enrich their populations with particularly strong students, but given our gifted student body, it would be difficult to single out particular students based on merit. Roeper is philosophically committed to recognizing and honoring the unique gifts of each student.